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The Neuroscience of Adverse Childhood Experiences
with Jeffrey Demarco
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What you’ll explore
- How adversity alters the developing brain in childhood and adolescence
- The lasting impact of early stress on emotion, learning and memory
- How support and resilience help the brain heal after trauma
- Why early environments shape long-term wellbeing into adulthood
About this talk
Why do early life experiences, especially the difficult ones, shape who we become as adults? Adverse childhood experiences such as neglect, abuse and chronic stress can alter the developing brains of children and adolescents, and this cumulative stress can play a role in shaping our emotions, learning, memory and decision-making.
Dr Jeffrey DeMarco draws on neuroscience to explore how early environments influence children's long-term wellbeing and how that impact carries into adulthood. He also examines the role of support and resilience in helping the brain heal and grow after trauma, making this an illuminating session for anyone keen to understand how childhood experiences leave a lasting mark on our lives.
A peek inside
Your speaker: Jeffrey Demarco
Dr Jeffrey DeMarco is Senior Technical Advisor for Protecting Children from Digital Harm at Save the Children UK, a chartered forensic psychologist, and a lecturer on trauma at Middlesex University. His research and policy work bridges psychology, technology and child protection, including a nine-nation digital-resilience programme. He has spoken before the European Commission, Europol and UNICEF on online harms, radicalisation and trauma, and delivered TEDx talks on the importance of trust.
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